Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.21.5
रुचिर्यो भगवान् ब्रह्मन्दक्षो वा ब्रह्मण: सुत: ।
यथा ससर्ज भूतानि लब्ध्वा भार्यां च मानवीम् ॥ ५ ॥
rucir yo bhagavān brahman
[ruchir yo bhagavaan brahman]
dakṣo vā brahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ
[daksho vaa brahmanah sutah]
yathā sasarja bhūtāni
[yathaa sasarja bhootaani]
labdhvā bhāryāṁ ca mānavīm
[labdhvaa bhaaryaam cha maanaveem]
Word-for-word
ruciḥ
—
Ruci
yaḥ
—
who
bhagavān
—
worshipful
brahman
—
O holy sage
dakṣaḥ
—
Dakṣa
vā
—
and
brahmaṇaḥ
—
of Lord Brahmā
sutaḥ
—
the son
yathā
—
in what way
sasarja
—
generated
bhūtāni
—
offspring
labdhvā
—
after securing
bhāryām
—
as their wives
ca
—
and
mānavīm
—
the daughters of Svāyambhuva Manu.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
rucir yo bhagavān brahman
ruciḥ
Ruci
dakṣo vā brahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ
yathā sasarja bhūtāni
yaḥ
who
bhagavān
worshipful
brahman
O holy sage
dakṣaḥ
Dakṣa
labdhvā bhāryāṁ ca mānavīm
vā
and
brahmaṇaḥ
of Lord Brahmā
sutaḥ
the son
yathā
in what way
sasarja
generated
bhūtāni
offspring
labdhvā
after securing
bhāryām
as their wives
ca
and
mānavīm
the daughters of Svāyambhuva Manu.
O holy sage, tell me how the worshipful Ruci and Dakṣa, the son of Brahmā, generated children after securing as their wives the other two daughters of Svāyambhuva Manu.
Purport
All the great personalities who increased the population in the beginning of the creation are called Prajāpatis. Brahmā is also known as Prajāpati, as were some of his later sons. Svāyambhuva Manu is also known as Prajāpati, as is Dakṣa, another son of Brahmā. Svāyambhuva had two daughters, Ākūti and Prasūti. The Prajāpati Ruci married Ākūti, and Dakṣa married Prasūti. These couples and their children produced immense numbers of children to populate the entire universe. Vidura’s inquiry was, “How did they beget the population in the beginning?”
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Please describe how the sons of Brahmā, Ruci and Dakṣa, obtained Ākuti and Prasūti, the daughters of Manu as their wives and how they produced offspring.
Mānavīm means the daughter of Manu—Ākuti or Prasūti.
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Personal Guidance
The cosmology here is not abstract scenery — it locates the reader inside a vast, intelligent order. Seeing your tiny role in this design quietly cools the urge to make yourself the centre.
Reflection Questions
- How does it change your day to remember the universe was not built around your preferences?
- Which 'cosmic' problem are you trying to solve when your actual task is just to play your small part well?
My note
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